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Committee advances technical streamlining bill for Division of Water Resources
Summary
House Bill 10‑14, which would align well‑permit time frames, remove some final permit paperwork for bedrock aquifers, and stagger the decennial water‑rights abandonment review, was advanced to appropriations unanimously after agency and stakeholder testimony that the bill would reduce administrative burden and save money.
The Agricultural Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 10‑14 to the Committee on Appropriations after testimony that the bill would streamline permitting and administrative procedures within the Colorado Division of Water Resources (DWR).
Senator Bob Simpson, sponsor of the measure, said the bill is “largely technical” and aims to “simplify, streamline, and modernize certain processes within the Division of Water Resources,” citing three areas: standardizing well‑permit timeframes, aligning final permit requirements for non‑Denver Basin bedrock aquifers with prior changes made for…
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